Security in some sensitive localities of Old City of Aligarh has been beefed up with the deployment of Rapid Action Force (RAF) after members of two communities came to a head over repair of a mosque sparking communal tension.
The clash took place on Friday night and both parties pelted stones and even opened fire leaving several persons with injuries. later, cops rushed and used force to chase away the trouble makers.
As per reports, a jeweller in the Sarrafa Bazar of Phool Chowk in Kotwali police station area objected to members of other community over installation of a new minaret to replace a damaged triggeringthe face off.
SSP Aligarh, Rajesh Pandey said that members of minority community accepted that the minaret was extended out of the mosque and that they would remove the extra portion.
Pande said that most of the construction in the minaret was removed on Friday night but some minority community members thought that it was damaged by the other community and resulted into a clash.
The SSP said that additional forces were summoned to the disturbed area and the violence was contained. later both parties agreed not to engage in acts of voiolence and the minority community agreed to install a smaller minaret. To abert any exigency, additional force have been deployed in the area.
Meanwhile in Banda, a UP Roadways bus caught fire when a power cable fell on it in Jaspur area of the district on Saturday morning. Four persons died in the tragedy while 11 others suffered serious burns.
The bus was going from Hamirpur to Banda and overturned after hitting a electric pole in Jaspur area. As the pole came down, a high tension wire fell on the bus causing a fire.
The bus driver and conductor however managed to escape after the accident. The injured were rushed to a hospital where some of them were stated to be serious.
Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath was on a tour of Banda when the mishap occured. The CM expressed his condolences to the family of the victims and directed officcials to ensure treatment of the victims.
Meanwhile in Sambhal, an infant was allegedly killed by her father in Narauli township to appease a deity. The year-and-a-half-old girl was sleeping with her mother on Friday night when her father Kalyan took her to another room and slit her throat before the Goddess. The family said that Kalyan was under the influence of an occultist and the killing was linked to it. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab the absconding father.